doc: Document "No new API functions for old API" rule

Signed-off-by: Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz> Reviewed-by: Li Wang <liwang@redhat.com>
linux-test-project · Aug 6, 2024 · 8c8c2c0 · 8c8c2c0
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@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ for :doc:`writing tests <../developers/writing_tests>`
 
 #. LTP library tests must go inside :master:`lib/newlib_tests` directory
 #. LTP documentation has to be updated according to API changes
+#. Do not add new API functions to the old API. Add new functions to
+   ``tst_.[ch]`` files.
 
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